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Call Number: Fiction / Washington, Bryan, Adult Book / Fiction / General / Washington, Bryan
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Westgate Branch

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Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / Washington, Bryan	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / General / Washington, Bryan	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / General / Washington, Bryan	4-week checkout	On Shelf

"A rom-com novel about two young people at a crossroads in their relationship"-- Provided by publisher.
Mike is a Japanese American chef at a Mexican restaurant. Benson is a Black day care teacher. They've been together for a few years, but now they're not sure why they're still a couple. There's the sex, sure, and the meals Mike cooks for Benson, and, well, they love each other. When Mike finds out his estranged father is dying in Osaka just as his acerbic Japanese mother, Mitsuko, arrives in Houston for a visit, Mike picks up and flies across the world to say goodbye. In Japan he discovers the truth about his family and his past. Back home, Mitsuko and Benson are stuck living together, but their time together ends up meaning more than they ever could have predicted. As both men change, will it make them stronger together, or fracture everything they've ever known? -- adapted from jacket

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Thread of sadness throughout submitted by flemingj on June 27, 2021, 7:29am Not sure I see this as the rom-com described by the publisher.

Good characters.... submitted by avandeusen on July 17, 2021, 10:50am ...but somehow never really lands

Great idea but not well executed submitted by ellec on July 13, 2022, 5:29pm This book was so-so at best. I thought the idea and identity of the characters was important and compelling, but the writing style was very lackluster. I found it difficult to focus on what was happening instead of the bizarre writing style and lack of quotation marks.